Following the band's appearance at the SXSW Festival, debut Lost Trails will be available from April 1

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 26 Mar 2010

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A five-track EP that showcases this Dublin quintet’s ability to mix post-Coldplay sop-rock with more sonic, shoegaze/post-rockin’ leanings – and it’s at its best when the latter come to the fore. Three songs hit home in a big way: lead track ‘Sophia’ evokes Low at their narcotic finest, while ‘Carpark’ is a powerful instrumental; awash with noise and brimming with melancholy. On ‘Chemistry’ the group develop more of a swagger, incorporating some of Spiritualized’s drone-rocking tendencies, without losing their undercurrent of bulging sadness. The formula (sugar-sweet melodies peeking through a blizzard of guitar noise) may be familiar, but it’s still irresistible when executed this well.